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 October 17, 2011
In This Issue
Recipe
Flu Shot Reminder
Training Update
Walking Workout
Stork Rewards
New Website
HBR Contact List
Prevention is the Best Cure
Tasty & Light Recipe of the Month!  
  
Flu Shot Reminder

It's not too late to schedule a worksite flu shot clinic. Don't miss the chance to offer this free benefit to your fellow employees! For more information, see our flu shot information for HBRs.

HBR Training Update


There is no HBR on-site training session scheduled for November. We are working on new ways to offer training to new and existing HBRs and provide online opportunities and resources for more easily accessible training and learning tools. More information will be available soon, so stay tuned!

Healthy Activity

The Fat-Burning Walking Workout Plan 

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Stork Rewards Delivered to Expectant Moms

 

Do you have an employee who's expecting? Encourage your mom- or Stork Rewards logodad-to-be to check out the new NC HealthSmart Stork Rewards program to see how they can be the proud parents of hundreds of dollars in delivery room savings.

The Stork Rewards program is open to pregnant members* (dependent children are not eligible). To qualify, members must call a maternity coach at NC HealthSmart for an initial assessment during their first trimester and complete one action item, as determined with a coach, for each trimester following enrollment in the program.

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State Health Plan Launches NEW Website


Maternity resources, retiree tips and easier access to health and screenshot of websitewellness programs - those features and more are built into the new State Health Plan website, upgraded for the convenience of you and your employees. The enhanced Plan website offers a number of improvements, including:

  • Quick access to the Personal Health Portal
  • A section dedicated to retirees
  • A new maternity resources page
  • Easier-to-find medical and pharmacy benefit information

Please take a moment to check out our new site and encourage your employees to do the same. For a look, visit www.shpnc.org.

Get Help, Stay Connected with Your HBR Contact List

 

Need a question answered regarding Beacon or Benefitfocus? Looking for help from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, or your State Health Plan Support Team?

Resources are just a phone call or a mouse click away. The HBR Contact List on the Plan's website offers you quick access to the help you need. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the list. You never know when it will come in handy!

NC HealthSmart Corner

 

Prevention is the Best Cure

 

This month, we're highlighting the prevention benefits available tophoto of group of people smiling our members. It's still true that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Share these prevention highlights with your employees on the Plan:

  • Routine Physical and Screening Procedures
    Coverage for one routine physical examination and related diagnostic test per benefit period for each member age 2 and over.

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